Where: Oppland, Norway (60.4° N, 10.6° E: paleocoordinates 38.6° S, 17.8° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Sphaerophthalmus postcurrens trilobite zone, Alum Shale Formation, Furongian (497.0 - 485.4 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; shale and limestone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: M. Høyberget and D. L. Bruton. 2012. Revision of the trilobite genus Sphaerophthalmus and relatives from the Furongian (Cambrian) Alum Shale Formation, Oslo Region, Norway. Norwegian Journal of Geology 92:433-450 [B. Kröger/B. Kröger]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 190341: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Björn Kröger on 05.12.2017
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Taxonomic list
Trilobita | |
Sphaerophthalmus drytonensis Cobbold 1934 trilobite
Sphaerophthalmus postcurrens Westergard 1944 trilobite
Protopeltura praecursor Westergård 1909 trilobite |